Catherine Trautmann
| Catherine Trautmann | |
|---|---|
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| French Minister of Culture | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Philippe Douste-Blazy |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Tasca |
| Mayor of Strasbourg | |
| In office 1989–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel Rudloff |
| Succeeded by | Fabienne Keller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1951 Strasbourg, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
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Catherine Trautmann (born 15 January 1951 in Strasbourg) is a French politician for the Socialist Party (France). She served as Minister of Culture of France in the Lionel Jospin cabinet 1997–2000 and was a Member of the European Parliament 1989–1997 and 2004–2014.[1][2]
Career
She studied in Strasbourg, obtaining a Master's degree in Protestant theology at the Protestant theology faculty of the University of Strasbourg. She is also a specialist on Coptic language and literature.
She was elected as the fist female mayor of Strasbourg in 1989, re-elected in 1995, then defeated in 2001.
In the EP she sat on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and was a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and also a member of the Delegation for relations with Canada. She was elected from the constituency of East France.[2]
- Master's degree in Protestant theology (1975)
- Member of the Socialist Party national council (1977)
- Member of the Socialist Party national bureau (2000)
- Member of the national bureau of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives
- Member of Strasbourg Municipal Council (1983)
- Mayor of Strasbourg and Chairwoman of the Strasbourg Urban Community Council (1989–1997 and 2000–2001)
- Member of Strasbourg City Council and Member of the Strasbourg Urban Community Council (since 2001)
- Member of the National Assembly (1986–1988)
- State Secretary for the Elderly and Disabled (1988)
- Minister for Culture and Communications (1997–2000)
- Member of the European Parliament (1989–1997)
- Council of Europe (1987–1988)
- Chairwoman of the Interdepartmental Task Force on Drug addiction (1988–1990)
- Commissioner-General for the Expo International 2004 (2000–2002) (cancelled in 2003[3])
References
- ↑ Catherine Trautmann (French) Linternaute.fr. Retrieved 19 June 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Européennes : ces personnalités qui ont échoué (French) Le Figaro. 26 May 2014
- ↑ http://admi.net/expo2004/press.html
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